Hypertext Webster Gateway: "alarmed"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Alarmed \A*larmed"\, a.
Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger;
agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed
modesty.

The white pavilions rose and fell On the alarmed air.
--Longfellow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Alarm \A*larm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Alarming}.] [Alarm, n. Cf. F. alarmer.]
1. To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one)
of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action;
to put on the alert.

2. To keep in excitement; to disturb.

3. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with
anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with
sudden fear.

Alarmed by rumors of military preparation.
--Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

alarmed
adj : experiencing a sudden sense of danger


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